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Cholesterol: Fake Debate Vs. Legitimate Questions
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Cholesterol: Fake Debate Vs. Legitimate Questions

Christopher Labos, MD | September 26, 2024

While the Internet has put valuable information at our fingertips, it has also exposed us to alternative facts and pseudoscience…

Could You Have Hidden Heart Disease?
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Could You Have Hidden Heart Disease?

Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, MD, PhD | September 26, 2024

You have no symptoms that indicate anything is wrong with your heart—yet you still might have silent coronary artery disease…

Does Inflammation Cause Heart Disease?
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Does Inflammation Cause Heart Disease?

Derek Burnett | September 20, 2024

Chronic inflammation has gotten a lot of press in recent years, as researchers establish associations between it and numerous health…

Are Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease Linked?
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Are Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease Linked?

Derek Burnett | September 18, 2024

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a devastating disease afflicting more than a million Americans. It occurs when the body is betrayed…

Life-Threatening Heart Infection
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Life-Threatening Heart Infection

Wael Jaber, MD | August 28, 2024

Most people have never heard the word “endocarditis”…and they certainly don’t know what it is…how easy it is to get…

How To Take Your Blood Pressure
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How To Take Your Blood Pressure

Derek Burnett | August 15, 2024

If you’ve been diagnosed with hypertension, experts recommend that you get a home blood pressure monitor and keep track of…

Confusing Advice About Weight Loss, Diabetes and Heart Health
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Confusing Advice About Weight Loss, Diabetes and Heart Health

Robert Lufkin, MD | July 31, 2024

Modern medicine does a wonderful job treating acute conditions. If you break a bone or catch an infectious disease, you’re…

Enlarged Heart: Symptoms and Causes
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Enlarged Heart: Symptoms and Causes

Jie Yang, MD | July 29, 2024

Hearing that your heart is enlarged can be terrifying…but it doesn’t have to be. Many people with enlarged hearts can…

Your Lp (a) Test Is Coming Soon
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Your Lp (a) Test Is Coming Soon

Balaji Tamarappoo, MD | June 26, 2024

Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is a blood lipid disorder that affects one out of four people. Some affected people have…

Foods that Lower Cholesterol
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Foods that Lower Cholesterol

James A. Duke, PhD | June 12, 2024

Changing the foods that you ear can impact your cholesterol levels for better or worse. A diet high in red…

The Right Way to Check Your Blood Pressure
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The Right Way to Check Your Blood Pressure

Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE | June 11, 2024

Using the wrong device to check your blood pressure at home could produce inaccurate readings that leave you over- or…

Statin Side Effects
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Statin Side Effects

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD | June 6, 2024

When they came on the market, statins were a “miracle medicine” that could prevent heart attacks and strokes, statins can have side effects.

Having Heart Surgery? What to Expect After
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Having Heart Surgery? What to Expect After

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, MACC, FAHA, FESC | May 19, 2024

Each year, more than two ­million people around the world undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery or another form of…

What Are Triglycerides vs. Cholesterol?
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What Are Triglycerides vs. Cholesterol?

Derek Burnett | May 13, 2024

Triglycerides are one of several fat-soluble molecules, or lipids, that have an impact on health. They are found in fatty foods but we also produce them.

Which is the Good Cholesterol?
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Which is the Good Cholesterol?

Derek Burnett | May 13, 2024

HDL Is the "good" cholesterol while LDL is the bad cholesterol. While there is some truth to these good and bad categories there are many nuances.